Watch Mitt Romney write his concession speech in new clip from MITT

The new documentary premieres on Netflix January 24

A new clip from MITT, the Netflix documentary which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the failed presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney, catches the Republican hopeful at the moment he realizes he’s lost to incumbent Democrat Barack Obama.

“What do you think you say in a concession speech?” Romney asks to the disheartened room full of his family, his wife Ann sitting by his side. The Republican nominee then reads out his rough draft, penned on his iPad, to dead silence. “No one’s listening,” he laughs.

The scene bookends Greg Whitely’s fly-on-the-wall documentary, which get a public screening at the Sundance Film Festival last week and will premiere on Netflix this Friday, January 24.

It’s one of two new MITT clips released by the streaming service. The other shows Romney explaining the history of presidential debates soon after he whipped Obama in the pair’s opening face-off — a scene which, in context, is a lot more telling about Romney’s psychological state during the election process.

Watch both below:

Concession Speech

Debates

Canada.com will publish an interview with director Greg Whitely later this week. MITT begins streaming on Netflix Canada Friday, January 24 at 2 p.m. ET.